Rolex GMT-Master Ultimate Buying Guide

In this video we talk all about the Rolex GMT-Master and this iconic collection’s key features. Click here to shop all Rolex GMT-Master watches: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-1.html Click here to read our ultimate buying guide on the Rolex GMT-Master: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/buying-guides/rolex-gmt-master-ultimate-buying-guide.html Launched in 1955, the GMT-Master was created at the request of Pan Am Airlines who asked for a multi-time zone watch for its pilots and crews. Throughout history, there have been both GMT-Master and GMT-Master II watches, with the key difference being that the later features independently adjustable hour hands, enabling it to track three time zones. Between both models, the collection has existed in eight different generations, and prices can range from under $10k to over six-figures. The most expensive GMT-Master watches are those from the first generation ref. 6542. Produced between 1955 and 1959, these early examples are easily the rarest and they can have either stainless steel or solid gold cases. Prices for this generation start out at around $40k and quickly increase into the six-figure range, with the most expensive examples being those with their original Bakelite bezel inserts. By 1959, Rolex launched the second generation of the GMT-Master with the ref. 1675. Although it offered the same functionality as its predecessor, the ref. 1675 featured a larger 40mm case with crown-guards. This generation was of